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New Developments in Multiaxial Empirically Based Assessment of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

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In this chapter, I will present a body of work that I call “multiaxial empirically based assessment.” In explaining this notion, I will first summarize previous work that has posed new challenges that were not so evident before. Thereafter, I will present recent innovations designed to meet these challenges. For brevity, I will use the term “children” to include adolescents.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA

    Thomas M. Achenbach (Professor)

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA

    James C. Rosen (Professor and Director of the Clinical Psychology Program) (Professor and Director of the Clinical Psychology Program)

  2. University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada, USA

    Paul McReynolds (Emeritus Professor of Psychology) (Emeritus Professor of Psychology)

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Achenbach, T.M. (1992). New Developments in Multiaxial Empirically Based Assessment of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. In: Rosen, J.C., McReynolds, P. (eds) Advances in Psychological Assessment. Advances in Psychological Assessment, vol 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9101-3_3

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